Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-25

and from this point OF vantage poured.
down also a deadly fire. ALI day long
the battle ragged furieusly. All he'd
fought nobiy, some performing feats of
great daring and at night fall the red
skins had left ten dead upon the field
and had gained no great advantage.
Then the whites determined to contract
the lines OF defense. To do this every
building, except twenty-five in the
centre OF the town and one built of
brick. which wat loop-holed for u fort,
were burned. the owner themselves in
many instances applying the torch.
One hundred and ninety buildings, 10
GLIDING those fired by Indians, were
destroyed. The good results OF this
costly sacrifice OF property were seen
the next morning Sunday Aug "a, when
the Indians M back to renew hostlli-
ties. They now found nothing to hide
behind. They had to face the muzzie
of guns in the hands of sharp shooters,
and after keeping mp a FIRE at long range
until about noon, they left in the
direction OF Lower agency. In the
afternoon reinforcements arrived from
st. Peter under the command of e. st.
Julien Cox, and the danger was over
New Ulm had been saved through the
bravery of her people and the skillfal
leadership OF Dol. FlandrRu.
A council of war was held and it was
resolved to eyaouate the town. Accord
ingiy on Monday all the inhabitants,
some 1000 in number, including those
who had been driven in for safety from
the surrounding country, eramped and
weary from long confinement in narrow
quarters, with 1853 wagoEs bearing the
sick, wounded and feeble, set mp the
march to Mankota.
The remaining story of the war is
briefly told. Gov. Ramsey, early ap.
prised of the massacre, sent Col. Henry
I'll. Sibley in commend of ACE OF the
troops at Fors Smelling to the relief Of
the settlers. Considerable time was los,
In getting this company equipped fol
service and after it reached Fort Ridgely
q accommodating party OF 200, cent ont
under command Of Major Brown, wse
caught in an ambuscade at Birch Cooiie
and many were slain. AT length, how.
ever, Col. Sibley, who was afterwards
breveted brigadier general for his cour-
age in this campaign, found himself IN
shape to pursue the reds and on Sept
23d he fought the decisive battle oil
Wood Lake which resulted in a victory
for his troops.
Two days later the deliverance of the
captlves still in the hands OF the Indians
was accomplished. The untold afro.
cities perpetrated by the reds can be
imagined when it is stated that among
these captives were $50 young women
and only one man. Geo. Ell. Spencer
made prisoner at Yellow Medicine
agency.
-Four hundred OF the Indians were sur.
rounded by a Gordon of troops, arrested
chained together in pairs and placed IN.
der guard. Little Grow himself escaped
Three hundred and three were con-
victed, on trial, OF participation in the
muraer of the whites. or these 3S g
hanged together at Mankato on Dec, 2t
OF the same year. The remainder of the
condemned were imprisoned at Daven-
port, Iowa, for over o year, where many
of them died. Those who survived i'm.
prisont1ent were eventually sent to g
reservation on the Upper Missouri.
If there is any bright side to the In
dian character as shown in this dreadful
massacre, il is found in the saet that there
we're q few sp-called Christian Sioux, in
particular one named John Other-Day
who refused to join with the rest int he'll
war OF determination, who aided the
whites in several instances to escape,a and
who gave evidence az the trial OF the
prisoners which was largely instrumental
in securing their conviction.